Writes bscowler today in the My Ballard forum: “As a six year Ballard resident it’s disheartening to see blatant drug deals going down in broad daylight in front of my […]
Coming soon to a store near you: 20 cent bags
The Seattle City Council has just approved a 20 cent fee on disposable paper and plastic bags which will take effect Jan. 1 at local stores, including Ballard Market and […]
Ballard doctor heads to Olympics
Ballard resident Monique Burton always wanted to be a gymnast competing in the Olympic Games. Instead, she’ll be one of two doctors for the U.S. gymnastics team in China. “I’m […]
Fishing pole, old car among bike rack winners
In the last hours of Ballard SeafoodFest, Sustainable Ballard announced the winners of the Ballard Bike Rack Design Contest.
Over 100 entries were submitted, many from middle school and high school students. The judges include architects, designers and the Chamber of Commerce. All are Ballard residents.
Sustainable Ballard’s Craig Benjamin (left) announced the six winners. They’ll get to see their designs built and placed around Ballard as early as September. Three of the locations are already determined, but the other three have yet to be approved. Click through below for the winning designs…
Scenes from the ‘Couture Coverall Contest’
“Ballard’s traditional costume is really a pair of old coveralls,” explains the SeafoodFest program, “not a Scandinavian folk costume, as many might imagine.” So in the spirit of honoring industrial […]
Campaigning at Ballard SeafoodFest
The two Democrats vying for the hotly-contested state representative seat in our district both worked the crowds at SeafoodFest. Reuven Carlyle and John Burbank (below) stood twenty feet apart from […]
New record in lutefisk eating contest
While many Ballardites love their seafood, lutefisk is an acquired taste. One of the most popular events at this weekend’s SeafoodFest is the lutefisk eating contest. Ten contestants with iron […]
Long lines at SeafoodFest salmon barbecue
SeafoodFest began 34 years ago as a salmon feast to raise money for the Ballard Chamber of Commerce. Today, the popular salmon BBQ is still a chamber fundraiser and the […]
Critical Mass turns violent on Capitol Hill
This is out of the neighborhood, but nonetheless interesting considering Critical Mass came through Ballard the last time around, resulting in quite the discussion here on My Ballard. Last night […]
House fire on Phinney Ridge
Updated: More than a dozen fire units responded to a fully-involved house fire at 5511 2nd Ave. NW on Phinney Ridge at 7:40 p.m. Friday evening. As I drove to […]
Preview the building replacing Sunset Bowl
This Monday night is the first design review meeting, but Avalon has already released its preliminary proposed designs for the apartment and retail building replacing Sunset Bowl on Market St. […]
Here comes the Ballard SeafoodFest!
Hungry for salmon hot off the grill? Or lutefisk, perhaps? Then it must be time for the 34th annual Ballard SeafoodFest — a big neighborhood tradition that attacts 60,000 people. […]
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